As schools continue on the path towards education reform,
more and more emphasis is being placed on standards and testing, while schools
allot less time for classes deemed less important. At the same time, declining
school budgets over the past two decades have forced schools to make tough decisions
about classes such as art, music and physical education. Who pays the
price when students educations become so narrowly focused? How important
are the arts, science and PE to students and do such classes enhance ones
education or detract from more important coursework?